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so is chuck hagel. i find myself disagreeing with senator kerrey on occasion, but i think he is in the mainstream of thinking and will do a good job for the country. i don't vote against nominees very often. senator obama to me if we use this standard, i think we would all be in pretty good shape over here and vote a lot. the we're not. at the end of the day, it is just not the vote about the iranian revolutionary guard but a series of votes and statements that paid a unusually disturbing picture. there is the left lane in politics, the right man to man the middle-income and when it comes to some of the iranian israeli issues there is the chuck hagel lane. he is in the league of his own. there is nobody with this kind of a series of votes in the series of statements. it's is not one thing. i see dumb things every day. it is a series of things, a series of votes, and edge about him that makes many of us very unnerved about his selection to a time when the world is on fire. ferias a contagion will take th
so is chuck hagel. i find myself disagreeing with senator kerrey on occasion, but i think he is in the mainstream of thinking and will do a good job for the country. i don't vote against nominees very often. senator obama to me if we use this standard, i think we would all be in pretty good shape over here and vote a lot. the we're not. at the end of the day, it is just not the vote about the iranian revolutionary guard but a series of votes and statements that paid a unusually disturbing...
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in a party line vote, the senate arm armed services committee voted 14-11 to send hagel's nomination to the full senate. his nomination hearing highlighted his past statements on iran and israel, but with a democratic majority in the senate, he should be confirmed. >>> marco rubio needed a quick drink during the rebuttal of the state of the union grasping for a bottle of water off camera. twitter absolutely lit up. rubio had fun with it. he tweeted this picture, #gopresponse. at one point sarah palin wrote, obama there's much progress to report. oh really? let's see what the facts show, #sotugottobekiddingme. >>> and kmeeti icompeting, the ends in a gunfight and a cabin fire. those details coming up next. and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or afte
in a party line vote, the senate arm armed services committee voted 14-11 to send hagel's nomination to the full senate. his nomination hearing highlighted his past statements on iran and israel, but with a democratic majority in the senate, he should be confirmed. >>> marco rubio needed a quick drink during the rebuttal of the state of the union grasping for a bottle of water off camera. twitter absolutely lit up. rubio had fun with it. he tweeted this picture, #gopresponse. at one...
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of senator hagel was not reassuring. i don't think he did come across clear and convincing, that he understood our policies toward iran. and the fact that you don't understand why and you can't clearly articulate the bad news for america for the iranians' nuclear capability sharply and to the point is unnerving and for the times in which we live. >> the concern that i have is the suggestion that this man who has served his country really since he was a young man and enlisted in vietnam is not qualified to be the secretary of defense. i think it's just not accurate and reflects certainly a different understanding of his background and his experience than i have. >> sreenivasan: democrats want a full senate vote later this week, but republicans could delay it. the federal government ran a budget surplus in january, after a temporary cut in payroll taxes expired. that word came as the congressional budget office forecast a deficit of $845 billion, the smallest since president obama took office. at the same time, the head of
of senator hagel was not reassuring. i don't think he did come across clear and convincing, that he understood our policies toward iran. and the fact that you don't understand why and you can't clearly articulate the bad news for america for the iranians' nuclear capability sharply and to the point is unnerving and for the times in which we live. >> the concern that i have is the suggestion that this man who has served his country really since he was a young man and enlisted in vietnam is...
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chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of co
chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him...
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senator hagel's answer was no. senator hagel, like all of our nominees, has undergone a thorough f.b.i. background investigation. and senator inhofe and i reviewed the f.b.i. file. innuendo that senator hagel could somehow be hiding the fact that he's on the payroll of a foreign power is offensive to those of us who have served with him and is beneath the dignity of the united states senate. i ask unanimous consent that a series of letters in which certain senators requested additional financial disclosure and the letter that i responded with be made part of the record at this time. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: mr. president, the department of defense right now needs its new leader. its current leader who has done a great job has announced that he is leaving and has set a time for that departure. we face a budgetary challenge of immense proportions not just in the department of defense but in all of our agencies. our military is engaged in combat operations overseas. north korea
senator hagel's answer was no. senator hagel, like all of our nominees, has undergone a thorough f.b.i. background investigation. and senator inhofe and i reviewed the f.b.i. file. innuendo that senator hagel could somehow be hiding the fact that he's on the payroll of a foreign power is offensive to those of us who have served with him and is beneath the dignity of the united states senate. i ask unanimous consent that a series of letters in which certain senators requested additional...
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i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster against his nomination. it looks according to the "baltimore sun" that all circuits are democrats and two of your colleagues are also going to support his nomination. in in fact it can be 60. >> guest: let me correct your first spirit are not filibustering. i have to do is demand a 60-vote margin. i'm doing that. in fact, almost all controversial appointments. cabinet level appointments end up with a 60-vote margin. yeah, you may be right. they may be right there and if so you'll see people change their votes so they can be in the prev
i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster...
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a week ago came to the senator's defense. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or his integrity. >> that's what cruz was doing. and john boehner couldn't stick to the script today for the softer, gentler, kinder gop. he told reporters at a breakfast briefing that obama doesn't have -- this is the new phrase. he doesn't have the guts to cut spending. today more republican intransigents are holding up again by demanding the speaker -- actually harry reid from nevada come up with 60 votes to move forward the vote. and senator rand paul put a hold on president obama's pick. joining me now is salon's joan walsh and washington post's dana milbank. they can't beat these people so they're doing this obstructing. they're trying to smear this guy. they know he's going to be secretary of defense. there is absolutely no purpose in what cruz is doing except trying to move he's more obnoxious than neocons are. they're just messing around with the government of the united states, i t
a week ago came to the senator's defense. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or his integrity. >> that's what cruz was doing. and john boehner couldn't stick to the script today for the softer, gentler, kinder gop. he told reporters at a breakfast briefing that obama doesn't have -- this is the new phrase. he doesn't have the guts to cut spending. today more republican intransigents are...
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i just believe the testimony of center hagel was not reassuring. i do not think he came across a clear and convincing that he had a policy against iran. >> the un security council has condemned north korea for its latest nuclear test. on tuesday, the council voted to censure the north korean government and vowed punitive measures. north korea called it a response to u.s. hostility, including the tightening of sanctions. on tuesday, the state department confirmed it received a warning from north korea of a pending nuclear test but that no date had been specified. syrian rebels had captured a military airport near the northern city of aleppo. the news comes from one ongoing violence in the capital of damascus, where both sides are fighting for control of key roads. on tuesday, navi pillay, the u.n. commissioner for human rights said that civilians are paying the price. >> the security council is at its best when it acts in a unified voice. a lack of consensus on syria and resulting in action has been disastrous for civilians on all sides. we will be
i just believe the testimony of center hagel was not reassuring. i do not think he came across a clear and convincing that he had a policy against iran. >> the un security council has condemned north korea for its latest nuclear test. on tuesday, the council voted to censure the north korean government and vowed punitive measures. north korea called it a response to u.s. hostility, including the tightening of sanctions. on tuesday, the state department confirmed it received a warning from...
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there are no questions like that about hagel. he's just a nominee republicans do not like personally and do not agree with philosophically. he didn't exactly dazzle everybody at his confirmation hearing. but that is not grounds to derail a nomination. yet the gop is signaling it will make him come up with 60 votes. in the end there probably will be 60 votes for hagel, but this has never happened before. it could be happening more in the future after this. before they go too far down this road, republicans really might want to ask themselves what happens the next time one of their own is in the white house and finds himself or herself facing a democratic senate? frivolous filibustering will probably feel a lot different to them then. okay. that does it for "the cycle." martin bashir, take it away. >> i'm sure it will. thanks, steve. good afternoon. it's wednesday, february 13th. and the president has taken his message straight to the american people while marco rubio has taken his shirt to the dry cleaners. ♪ >> i'm prepared to
there are no questions like that about hagel. he's just a nominee republicans do not like personally and do not agree with philosophically. he didn't exactly dazzle everybody at his confirmation hearing. but that is not grounds to derail a nomination. yet the gop is signaling it will make him come up with 60 votes. in the end there probably will be 60 votes for hagel, but this has never happened before. it could be happening more in the future after this. before they go too far down this road,...
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cruz says he wasn't questioning hagel's patriotism. but let me read what he said when he started demanding financial information for the past five years rather than the standard two. and i'm quoting mr. cruz. it may be that he spoke at radical or extreme groups or anti-israel groups and accepted financial compensation. we don't know. in other words, have you now or have you ever been a communist, senator hagel? isn't that what cruz is asking? >> yeah. we see a lot of this kind of cheap shots by the chicken hawks in the republican party going after a man who -- a decorated veteran from the vietnam war. >> but these are smears, julian. this isn't a cheap shot. this is implying by a question that the man has corruptly received money from nations that this nation believes to be antagonistic. >> it is a cheap shot because there's no evidence of this. and no cabinet level nominee appointee has been through this kind of treatment. so i think at the end of the day, however, the position articulated by mr. cruz is not taken seriously by most of
cruz says he wasn't questioning hagel's patriotism. but let me read what he said when he started demanding financial information for the past five years rather than the standard two. and i'm quoting mr. cruz. it may be that he spoke at radical or extreme groups or anti-israel groups and accepted financial compensation. we don't know. in other words, have you now or have you ever been a communist, senator hagel? isn't that what cruz is asking? >> yeah. we see a lot of this kind of cheap...
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that. >> mickey did not vote for hagel. it's complete insanity here. >> no one commenting on whether he would make a good secretary of defense or not. >> or asking relevant questions. >> i actually do think maybe a larger question, ted cruz and rand paul, you sort of look at them together, this is an emerging wing of new republican senators. you look at ryan and rubio on the hill as the new leaders but this is a very significant and potentially a very dangerous part of the republican party, within the party. especially if rand paul runs for president. >> look at the violence against women act passed 78-22 because there's still mention of bipartisanship in luke didn't that set the stage for further intraction in the one semifunctioning part of congress? >> oh, sure. i don't want to disagree with you on that. i also think interesting on that point, the house has sort of taken a backseat to the senate saying let the senate work on everything and make a decision on whether they're going to move forward. on the violence against
that. >> mickey did not vote for hagel. it's complete insanity here. >> no one commenting on whether he would make a good secretary of defense or not. >> or asking relevant questions. >> i actually do think maybe a larger question, ted cruz and rand paul, you sort of look at them together, this is an emerging wing of new republican senators. you look at ryan and rubio on the hill as the new leaders but this is a very significant and potentially a very dangerous part of...
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. >>> the full democratic controlled senate will likely vote to confirm chuck hagel. yesterday he armed services committee voted to move the nomination forward. >>> banana joe won last night. he became the first of his breed to take home the title. this breed is known for the monkey face and human like qualities. >> you are not impressed. >> i like a bigger dog. >>> the ioc has recommended dropping wrestling from the summer games for 2020. later this year representatives from 8 sports including wrestling lamake presentations for the -- will make presentations for the sport to be included in the games. >>> the blizzard left so many families in parts of the northeast trapped in the homes for days is still affecting people. >> would the super bowl be rest a contingency plan for next year's game.
. >>> the full democratic controlled senate will likely vote to confirm chuck hagel. yesterday he armed services committee voted to move the nomination forward. >>> banana joe won last night. he became the first of his breed to take home the title. this breed is known for the monkey face and human like qualities. >> you are not impressed. >> i like a bigger dog. >>> the ioc has recommended dropping wrestling from the summer games for 2020. later this year...
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the senate vote to confirm hagel. if they do it raises number of votes required to confirm him from 51 to at least 60 senators. martha: makes me grad you're not on vacation this week. a four-day pleasure cruise has turned into a nightmare. details really just how gross the living situation is on this carnival ship are really almost too repulsive to share with you. okay. let me leave that for a moment. the good news tugboats are on the scene and they're towing the ship to the shore. the original problem a fire knocked out the engine and plumbing systems on sunday. some of the passengers dragged their mattresses out of their cabin rooms onto the deck so they can sleep out there to get fresh air. they have got, as we understand at this point, at least another day of this to go. casey stiegel joins me now. he is live in dallas. so when was this ship supposed to get back, casey? >> reporter: well, martha it was supposed to get back this past monday. now it looks like it may not arrive until tomorrow. instead of going back
the senate vote to confirm hagel. if they do it raises number of votes required to confirm him from 51 to at least 60 senators. martha: makes me grad you're not on vacation this week. a four-day pleasure cruise has turned into a nightmare. details really just how gross the living situation is on this carnival ship are really almost too repulsive to share with you. okay. let me leave that for a moment. the good news tugboats are on the scene and they're towing the ship to the shore. the original...
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john hagel -- chuck hagel, rather, doesn't have that. he doesn't have the support, obviously, of his former fellow republican colleagues and tepid support, i think, from many democrats who are trying to do what they think is right for the president, but were very shocked and not very happy about his performance at that hearing. >> we're waiting and watching and seeing if this confirmation will be held up and how long. dana bash on capitol hill. thanks, dana. >>> reading a teleprompter on live television isn't always all that easy. i know, i do i every single day. and we also get thirsty from time to time. i get thirsty all the time as well. so here's a question, why are people on social media sites saying stuff, making such a fuss about marco rubio's now-famous grab for a bottle of water. excuse me. i'm getting a little thirsty here. >> oh, wolf! >> you know, sometimes you get thirsty. >> i know. >> we'll take a closer look at marco rubio. he is a rising, rising star in the republican party -- excuse me. mm. >> going to break. suddenly,
john hagel -- chuck hagel, rather, doesn't have that. he doesn't have the support, obviously, of his former fellow republican colleagues and tepid support, i think, from many democrats who are trying to do what they think is right for the president, but were very shocked and not very happy about his performance at that hearing. >> we're waiting and watching and seeing if this confirmation will be held up and how long. dana bash on capitol hill. thanks, dana. >>> reading a...
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chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the abject is like -- all drone striking single target aside, they believe in wiping out miles and miles of city blocks to get -- >> stephanie: on the offchance someone -- >> the poor people they disagree with are there while the other people are trying to work at a shoe shop until this nonsense passes. they get wiped out in the process. >> chuck said that it was the tip of the iceberg. talk about one guy who shot up an orphanage with a 50 caliber machine gun. >> but that's all right. >> stephanie: a senate panel approved him yesterday. what hal is referring to. harry reid said he would move ahead with a full senate vote. he was jamming it through. >> stephanie: so republican senator jim inhoff insisting any confirmation be based o
chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the abject is like -- all drone striking single target aside, they believe in wiping out miles and miles of city blocks to get -- >> stephanie: on the offchance someone -- >> the poor people they disagree with...
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the president's controversial nomination of republican chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is moving ahead. the senate armed servicesna committee voted 14-11 today toto send it to the full senate, and a vote there is expected by thursday. we'll have the latest on a chicago murder that got the attention of the white house. we we'll show you where the pope will live in retirement. and it is misery at sea aboard a stranded cruise ship when the "cbs evening news" continues from washington. on. d chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual beha
the president's controversial nomination of republican chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is moving ahead. the senate armed servicesna committee voted 14-11 today toto send it to the full senate, and a vote there is expected by thursday. we'll have the latest on a chicago murder that got the attention of the white house. we we'll show you where the pope will live in retirement. and it is misery at sea aboard a stranded cruise ship when the "cbs evening news" continues from...
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this is what happened yesterday on the chuck hagel vote on armed services. when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination. >> i want to put on the record that this senator feels like that senator cruz has gone over the line. he basically has impugned the patriotism of the nominee. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he's served his country, and no one on this committee at anytime should impugn his character or his integrity. >> so, chuck todd, ted cruz has made a mark already. this isn't the first instance? >> no, he's not. i've been thinking about this, this new -- if you want to say this is more evidence. but you know, i remember a young rick santorum coming in breaking some traditions. >> boy
this is what happened yesterday on the chuck hagel vote on armed services. when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination....
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on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department. and another of other departments and put them in defense. the abuse and waste and fraud is astounding. .. with him or her >> or something like that. it was obvious that in some places had accumulated over the decades that is why secretary gates started the efficiency initiative that i was a part of to improve performance and requisition system. in parallel, we had absorbed for madrid $87 billion budget cut in a way wear we said we could still accomplish the mission of the nation speaking to the fact we could do what the country needed with less. but today we cannot do that strategy
on december of 2012, senator chuck hagel was nominee to become the secretary of defense. when he was asked about the outgoing secretary leon panetta's comments about budget sequestration that would be disastrous to national defense, the senator replied as follows. the defense department, i think in many ways, has been bloated. the defense department has gotten everything it has wanted. the last 10 years and more. we have taken priorities, dollars, programs, policies out of the state department....
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john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense even though he's been very critical of hagel just in the last couple of weeks. and the person whose side you're on if you're ted cruz is jim inhofe, which is not where you want to be if you want to be a national leader of the republican party. jim inhofe, at the very far right end of the scale from oklahoma. that's not the company you want to keep if you're ted cruz and you want to be a mainstream leader of the republican party. but look, you saw last night, for all of the problems that some of us identify with marco rubio, marco rubio's a guy who is a tea party-backed senator who now is trying to find his way towards being having a broader appeal. you've got a guy like ted cruz, he has a choice to make. and yesterday, and by all indications so far, he has great pedigree. he could do exactly the same thing and go towards the mainstream, but he doesn't seem like he's doing that. it seems like he's laying his cards down to go to the far right and appeal just to the pure hardcore tea partiers, as you just said. >> it's a sad statement about th
john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense even though he's been very critical of hagel just in the last couple of weeks. and the person whose side you're on if you're ted cruz is jim inhofe, which is not where you want to be if you want to be a national leader of the republican party. jim inhofe, at the very far right end of the scale from oklahoma. that's not the company you want to keep if you're ted cruz and you want to be a mainstream leader of the republican party. but look, you saw last...
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behind him secretary of defense, leon panetta who will be leaving, although chuck hagel is on the hot seat right now. he was approved out of the senate armed services committee partisan vote, 14-11 today, but the senate floor, a full vote expected sometime later this week and you see the rest of the cabinet filing in behind those two men. ed henry, chief white house correspondent is standing by on the north lawn. ed? >> reporter: and here at the white house, earlier today briefed by the president, top aides what he's going to say tonight. they're saying to me that in private the president's aides are expressing deep concerns about the economy, the recent weak economic growth, raising unemployment has sort of concerned them about the president's standing and so their goal tonight is to give the president talking about the middle class and get beyond the washington squabble about sequester and the process battles going on in washington, talk about the middle class. these democrats say the president will do that with some new plans and some old plans. a new one, for example, he'll talk a
behind him secretary of defense, leon panetta who will be leaving, although chuck hagel is on the hot seat right now. he was approved out of the senate armed services committee partisan vote, 14-11 today, but the senate floor, a full vote expected sometime later this week and you see the rest of the cabinet filing in behind those two men. ed henry, chief white house correspondent is standing by on the north lawn. ed? >> reporter: and here at the white house, earlier today briefed by the...
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hagel faces opposition from fellow republicans. many challenged his past statements on votes on israel, iran, iraq and nuclear weapons. >>> more than halfway through the winter. our area has not seen a major snowstorm yet. that has plenty of money in the coffers for d.c. not for maryland though. they spent more than half of its budgeted $41 million. compare that to d.c. and virginia which have spent about a third of their budgets. maryland's highway administration says heavy snow in the west has been a big reason behind its drained budget. but it still has enough money and resources to get through the rest of the winter. >>> all right. it's 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we haven't seen much snow but that could change for a little bit, tom. >> in just a little bit. i'll have snow this afternoon into tonight. between now and then, a lot of cloudines cloudiness. live view from the city camera. reagan national, 35. here's the d.c. metro morning. how it's shaping up. cloudiness through the morning. in the 40s by mid-morn
hagel faces opposition from fellow republicans. many challenged his past statements on votes on israel, iran, iraq and nuclear weapons. >>> more than halfway through the winter. our area has not seen a major snowstorm yet. that has plenty of money in the coffers for d.c. not for maryland though. they spent more than half of its budgeted $41 million. compare that to d.c. and virginia which have spent about a third of their budgets. maryland's highway administration says heavy snow in...
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they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple of them. >> they share the popcorn. woodruff: that's a tradition they started a few years ago. a a number of members picked it up. it seemed to fade. >> it was done right after the gabrielle giffords. >> woodruff: she's here tonight. i don't think we've seen her in the last few minutes but we saw her just before we went on the air. she's there with her husband mark kelly. she and her husband have become the two, i guess, you could say the most prominent faces of this new push to do something about gun violence. they're working with the mayors against... >> exactly. and especially i
they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple...
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in looking at the chamber and you see all of the characters, you don't see chuck hagel, the defense secretary nominee. he had a rough time in the nomination hearing this afternoon. ted krug, the freshman from texas, went after him so personally and so vigorously, that even john mccain and other critics of haggle came to his defense and he ended up with a 14-11 vote in committee and it will go to the floor now, so he likely will be confirmed, perhaps as soon as thursday. >> those just joining us, we want to bring you up to date on what's happening. the president has left the holding room and has approached the doorway, and you see the cameras getting ready to focus in. and you will hear him introduced by the sergeant at arms, paul irving. >> the president of the united states.3 f1 >> "the washington post" today becomes kind of a once every couple of years event, talks about how coveted the aisle seats are, how firmly protected they are by their occupants. the scramble to get a good seat, meaning face time and camera time with the president, as he comes down the hallway, say nothing of the rest
in looking at the chamber and you see all of the characters, you don't see chuck hagel, the defense secretary nominee. he had a rough time in the nomination hearing this afternoon. ted krug, the freshman from texas, went after him so personally and so vigorously, that even john mccain and other critics of haggle came to his defense and he ended up with a 14-11 vote in committee and it will go to the floor now, so he likely will be confirmed, perhaps as soon as thursday. >> those just...
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not expected to have the kind of delays that hagel could. brennan is another one. they have had a hearing and continue to discuss it. likely if they're able to negotiate something. it is also unlikely to -- likely to take a couple of weeks. host: of the floor this week is that it will put a bill on the floor that would do what? guest: democrats would put together a bill that has have spending cuts and a lot of loophole closings. oil and gas subsidies. likely to see the private jet tax credits come back again. this is an effort to show the other side this is an option. let's talk
not expected to have the kind of delays that hagel could. brennan is another one. they have had a hearing and continue to discuss it. likely if they're able to negotiate something. it is also unlikely to -- likely to take a couple of weeks. host: of the floor this week is that it will put a bill on the floor that would do what? guest: democrats would put together a bill that has have spending cuts and a lot of loophole closings. oil and gas subsidies. likely to see the private jet tax credits...
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they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple of them. >> they share the popcorn. woodruff: that's a tradition they started a few years ago. a a number of members picked it up. it seemed to fade. >> it was done right after the gabrielle giffords. >> woodruff: she's here tonight. i don't think we've seen her in the last few minutes but we saw her just before we went on the air. she's there with her husband mark kelly. she and her husband have become the two, i guess, you could say the most prominent faces of this new push to do something about gun violence. they're working with the mayors against... >> exactly. and especially i
they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple...
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. >>> gop senators threatening a filibuster after chuck hagel cleared a major hurdle to becoming the next secretary. the armed services committee narrowly approved the nomination hagel's nomination moves to the full senate for a vote, expected to happen this week, maybe as early as tonight. >>> and four players on university of alabama's national championship football team arrested. safety eddie williams, linebacker tyler hayes and defensive appear lineman d.j. pettway accused of rob two students on campus. a fourth player, running back brent calloway charged with credit card fraud. head coach nick saban said all four are suspended indefinitely from the team. >>> banana joe wins best in show. adorable or what? the affenpinscher took home the crown at the westminster kennel club dog show, and joe is going out on the top. the tippy top. westminster, his final competition. he beat out five other dogs. and i know, john berman, this makes you incredibly sad this morning. >> he's a cute affenpinscher as far as affenpinschers go, but we should recognize the labs and golden retrievers. >> i
. >>> gop senators threatening a filibuster after chuck hagel cleared a major hurdle to becoming the next secretary. the armed services committee narrowly approved the nomination hagel's nomination moves to the full senate for a vote, expected to happen this week, maybe as early as tonight. >>> and four players on university of alabama's national championship football team arrested. safety eddie williams, linebacker tyler hayes and defensive appear lineman d.j. pettway accused...
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also shook hands with lindsey graham who has vowed to hold up his secretary of defense nominee, chuck hagel, and his cia director nominee john brennan. >> i interviewed mitch mcconnell tonight on our show. he was very definite. he said we are not going to have any revenue increases. and he also said no last-minute dpoeshg on the sequester. that was a tough thought. >> stylistically some interesting things to look for. it's a speech led by a new chief speechwriter and we haven't mentioned this point -- >> the president with sonia sotomayor, the first latina justice, elana kagan. >> it's includes ted nugent, texas congressman invited as his guest, and tony bennett, the guest of nancy pelosi. >> i was on the plane today with tony bennett, and it was a thrill. it was great. >> an illustration of how politics, political alliance has changed. the mrez shook hands with joe man chon, he will be on our program after this. joe manchian was shown firing a gun into the obama health agenda and now he is trying to work with the president. >> who has taken a marked turn in his view, you could argue that s
also shook hands with lindsey graham who has vowed to hold up his secretary of defense nominee, chuck hagel, and his cia director nominee john brennan. >> i interviewed mitch mcconnell tonight on our show. he was very definite. he said we are not going to have any revenue increases. and he also said no last-minute dpoeshg on the sequester. that was a tough thought. >> stylistically some interesting things to look for. it's a speech led by a new chief speechwriter and we haven't...
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we have hagel of course getting past some committee yesterday. are republicans offering up a robust enough opposition to whatever the president puts forward? >> well, it's always a challenge when it comes to a president's team, whether it be his direct staff or in those key positions like the department of defense, or the treasury, and it was very shrewd on the part of the broader strategy of this president in his second term, an attempt to divide republicans to put them on the defensive, nominating a republican like chuck hagel, even though he had his own issues within the republican party over the years, ones that we grappled with when i was in the white house but to the public at large, here is the president offering a republican nominee to be the secretary of defense. that's very difficult for republicans to fight back against, and that's why it was a shrewd political move, whether he's the right person for the job, that's a different question but from a political standpoint, the white house has been smart and shrewd about the types of nomine
we have hagel of course getting past some committee yesterday. are republicans offering up a robust enough opposition to whatever the president puts forward? >> well, it's always a challenge when it comes to a president's team, whether it be his direct staff or in those key positions like the department of defense, or the treasury, and it was very shrewd on the part of the broader strategy of this president in his second term, an attempt to divide republicans to put them on the defensive,...